Cry A Little Rainbow reviewed by Tom Laskin of Isthmus 8/28/08

In need of some comic relief? Cribshitter give it to you in spades on Cry a Little Rainbow, a 30-track exercise in Zappa-esque humor that reaches a sort of weird-ass apogee as the foursome dig into an instructional dance tune that explains to both "ladies" and "fellas" precisely how and when to eat shit.

A woozy, Looney Tunes-quality reworking of John Waite's syrupy post-break pop hit "Missing You" is nearly as fabulously fucked up, and a tuba-powered, Spanish-language version of John Lennon's ultra-earnest "Oh Yoko!" is just plain strange. Then there's a potty-mouthed funk jape called "I Got Hot Sauce (In My Pussy)" that showcases some Buckethead-worthy guitar shredding by lead shitter Diaper Daniels.

Sounds like a little too much? Well, if you try to digest all 30 tracks in one sitting, it is. But if you savor Cribshitter's multiplicity of one-liners over the course of several lazy, beer-drenched afternoons, a parti-colored shitstorm of deep guffaws and gentle, knowing sniggers is unavoidable.